Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Malta
Malta: Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) was 19 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Malta, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Malta stood at 19 DB16-20 methodology.
That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Malta ranks 62nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) in Malta, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 26.6 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 26.8 DB16-20 methodology | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 17.6 DB16-20 methodology | -34.3% |
| 2017 | 17.9 DB16-20 methodology | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 17 DB16-20 methodology | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 19 DB16-20 methodology | +11.8% |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 60 Cyprus 19.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 60 Gabon 19.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 62 Ireland 19 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 64 Sao Tome and Principe 18.3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 65 India 18.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 65 Cambodia 18.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 65 Senegal 18.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Malta
- Merchandise trade 46.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,588 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1375 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.9783 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Malta?
- Getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) in Malta was 19 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh)?
- Malta ranks 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: price of electricity (us cents per kwh) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Price of electricity (US cents per kWh) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The price of electricity is measured in U.S. cents per kWh. A monthly electricity consumption is assumed, for which a bill is then computed for a warehouse based in the largest business city of the economy for the month of March. The bill is then expressed back as a unit of kWh. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.